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Sienkiewicz EBP chapter 1
Nursing research chapter 1
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
04/25/2016

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Abstract
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A short, comprehensive synopsis or summary of a study at the beginning of an article
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clinical guidelines

 

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Systematically developed practice statements designed to assist clinicians about health cae decisions for specific conditions or situations

 

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Critical Appraisal
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Appraisal by a nurse who is a knowledgeable consumer of research, and who can appraise research evidence and use existing standards to determine the merit and readiness of research for use in clinical practice.
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Critical Reading
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An active interpretation and objective assessment of an article during which the reader is looking for key concepts, ideas, and justification.
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Critique
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The process of critical appraisal that objectively and critically evaluates a research report's content for scientific merit and application to practice.
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Evidence based clinical guidelines
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Practice guidelines developed based on research findings.
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Evidence based practice
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The conscious and judicious use of the current "best" evidence in the care of patients and delivery of health care services
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Levels of Evidence
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A rating system for judging the strength of a study's design.
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Integrative Review
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Synthesis review of the literature on a specific concept or topic.
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Quality Improvement (QI)
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The systematic use of data to monitor the outcomes of care processes as well as the use of improvement methods to design and test changes in practice for the purpose of continously improving the quality and safety of health care systems.
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Quantitative Research
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The process of testing relationships, differences, and cause and effect interactions among the between variables.  These processes are tested with either hypotheses and/or

research questions

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Qualitative Research
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The study of research questions about human experiences.  It is often conducted in natural settings, and uses data that are words or text, rather than numerical, in order to describe the experiences that are being studied.
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Systematic Review
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Process of finding all relevant studies on a topic. Studies are included or excluded based on preestablished criteria, statistically combine the results of individual studies, and present a summary of the findings that respresent a "state of the science' conclusion about the evidence supporting benefits and risks of a given health care practice.
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